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Vernon O Sipe Charitable

Preselected recipients only Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 566416579

Vernon O Sipe Charitable is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $60,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $48,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $58,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$58,0003$1.4 million
2024$60,0003$1.5 million

How to apply

Vernon O Sipe Charitable says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vernon O Sipe Charitable funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$60,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sipes Orchard Home Inc
Conover, NC
General operating$48,000
Lenoir Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
General operating$6,000
Mt Zion Lutheran Church
Conover, NC
General operating$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vernon O Sipe Charitable accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Vernon O Sipe Charitable give?

$60,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Vernon O Sipe Charitable?

Its 2024 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Vernon O Sipe Charitable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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